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Umm, they shot down 44 of 50 missiles but remaining six somehow hit 18 targets? Do they have separating warheads or something? *sarcasm, obviously*

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https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Publications/Factsheet32EN.pdf

"Terrorism is commonly understood to refer to acts of violence that target civilians in the pursuit of political or ideological aims"

The General Assembly’s Declaration on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism, set out in its resolution 49/60, stated that terrorism includes “criminal acts intended or calculated to provoke a state of terror in the general public, a group of persons or particular persons for political purposes”

Russia IS a Terrorist State.

Kharkiv region was hit by S-300 missiles, not the cruise missiles. Hence the difference.

Is this a political or an ideological aim? In my mind war doesn’t fall into ether of those categories.

Both, in the case of how Russia sees this war.

Putin has repeated many times in the first months of the war at public rallies in Moscow that he wanted to "Re-conquer all former Soviet territories starting with Ukraine" and justified the invasion with the rhetoric of "Russia created Ukraine, it is our duty to make that country ours". Plus a load of paranoia-infused insanity he spouted.

You don’t think war is used to advance political and ideological goals??

By that definition every country who’s ever waged war are terrorists at which point the term losses it’s meaning.

That’s kinda my point the war is being fought for land rather than an ideology. While yes some of ghe rhetoric used in the justification would suggest this was an ideological war we know that’s false and the real reason is land.

They also use suicide drones, a lot of them. Missiles are high priority targets, so more drones get through.

Well this site is a Ukrainian propaganda mill so take it with a large grain of salt.

Well, there is a surprising amount of valuable structures in Russia too. Be a shame if something were to happen to them...

Ye when the US was bombing Iraq and Afghanistan there were no ideological or political goals present, so i guess the people that died in those places should have been happy they weren't killed by terrorists.

Sick strawman. The argument I’m making is that terrorism is a fairly specific thing and that by broadening the scope of what makes something terrorism it will lose its meaning.

The Putin Nazis think they can shoot their bad quality missiles and this will make the Ukrainian people want to end the war.

Yet again, the Putin Nazis are totally wrong. These war crimes will only make the Ukrainian will for total victory that much stronger.

Energy sources are generally considered valid military targets. Since they are used by both civilians and military forces they can be targeted. While there have been war crimes committed by Russia, these are attacks are not and acting like any attack is a war crime / terrorism diminishes their meaning.

War itself is literally a terrorist act. There's no situation at any point in world history where an offensive war is not terroristic--even if it is persecuted against nations committing genocide, to that nation (now fighting defensively) those invading are the terrorists who are attacking and trying to force an ideology counter to the nation's owns.

Just because "the real reason is land" doesn't mean there's not ideological and political aims for it.

^(Below is written from a propagandist POV and literally every single one of them can be conflated with "land". I) ^(don't) ^(believe any of these beyond the fact that this is what Russia has stated and tells its people.)

• Ideological
  • Rid Ukraine of control by Nazi Government and stop the murder/genocide occurring against the Russian demographics in Luhansk/Donetsk
  • Reclaim parts of "historical Russia" prior to its breakup with the fall of the USSR (viewpoint that Russa = USSR borders) and restore cultural ties and security for the Russian people
• (Geo)Political
  • Prevent the Eastward expansion of the EU and NATO to ensure greater border security amid the last few turbulent years after successive impacts against the economy, demographics within Russia, and the upsetting of the world interconnectivity due to COVID restrictions.
  • Ensure greater presence within Europe and create a convex borderline to provide both greater pressure against European nations as well as greater security for Russian allies (Belarus, Transnistria, Turkey, etc).
• Economic
  • Gain access to Ukraines large deposits of natural gas as well as secure control of Crimea as well as control a larger portion of the Black Sea, allowing greater shipping access and naval security.
  • Prevent interference by world markets in isolating Russia by allowing easier access to African and Mediterranean allies as well as improving trade accessibility to Southern European markets.

Even if Russia outright said "we are invading to claim the gas fields to increase Putin's profits" there's still an ideological bent to it.

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>Rockets and drones

>44 of the more than 50 missiles

Are drones a type of missile? 🤔

> By that definition every country who’s ever waged war are terrorists at which point the term losses it’s meaning.

I mean, if a country wages an offensive war against another country that hasn't first attacked them or an ally (so, there is no defensive component) - how can you say they are not acting as terrorists? War is fundamentally immoral for most people, barring specific exceptions.

Russian Nazis

>44 of the more than 50 missiles fired at our territory were shot down.
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>Rockets and drones, launched by Russians on Monday, struck 10 oblasts and damaged 18 targets, most of which are energy facilities.

drone and rocket statistics, please!

What kind of infrastructure is oblast? What happened to the other 8 targets?

Russia better hope that Ukraine doesn't get their hands on any long range rocketry. They have an awful lot of payback to collect.